2021-03-22 HillMary & Dennis Hill
58130 Aracena
La Quinta, CA. 92253
949-499-5740
March 22, 2021
Ms. Nicole Sauviat Criste
Consulting Planner
City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA. 92253
Re: Coral Mountain Resort Specific Plan NOP
Dear Ms. Criste,
We are owners at Andalusia Country Club and are opposed to the development of the Coral
Mountain Resort across the street from our community. We feel it will negatively impact our
lifestyle as well as the value of our property. We are asking for a much tougher review of this
project plan.
This plan is inconsistent with the City’s General Plan / preferred land use map. Therefore, there
is a need to process a zone change. The proposed development proposed in this zone change
does not adequately designate a portion of the proposed amendment. Specifically, the
proposed wave basin is not Tourist Commercial. It is in fact a stadium, no different than the
tennis arenas and football stadiums in the nearby communities.
The wave basin should not be labeled open space recreational when in fact what is proposed is
an event stadium. This facility is to house surf events similar to surf events in beach side
communities. The big difference it is set up to operate 24/7 all year long with 4 major events
similar to Coachella and Stagecoach. Coachella and Stagecoach operate for 3 weeks out of the
year and this proposes to have 4 events in a year. The rest of the year the facility will have
stadium lighting to allow extended night operation yearly.
During these major events traffic will be directed up Madison avenue to the proposed wave
basin access entry, on Avenue 60, to accommodate the expected 2,400 people and the only
area on the site to accommodate parking for the events.
Noise for these events will be equal to the noise from Coachella and Stagecoach which are 3
miles away and the Thermal Club’s race car track 5 miles away. This proposed stadium is across
the street from Andalusia. Poor zone planning.
This development should have mitigating operating ordinances restricting operation to daylight
hours only. That no structures of any kind can exceed the height limit of a two-story facility.
And the wave basin and its equipment should be no higher than mitigating sound absorbing
perimeter walls and berms.
Again, this is an ill-conceived zoning change for a development that will not be harmonious with
our neighborhood nor the overall character of The City of La Quinta.
Respectfully,
Mary & Dennis Hill
CC: Randall Bone, Sunrise Company
John Cummings, Andalusia Country Club